Egbert III King of Wessex

     Egbert III King of Wessex married Redburga Queen of Wessex; Redburga is argued by some historians but most info I located lists her as Egbert's wife.¹ Egbert III King of Wessex was born between 769 and 780 at Wessex, England.¹ He was the son of Ealhmund of Kent. Egbert III King of Wessex died on 4 February 839 at Wessex, England.² He was buried at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.³
     Egbert, is regarded as the first King of England. He reigned from 802 to 829 (839?). He was born about 775 and fled from his cousin Brethrick, taking refuge in the court of Charlemagne, where he stayed for about twelve years, serving as one of his captains. On the death of Brethrick (who was poisoned by his wife), Egbert returned to England. In 802 at Winchester he was crowned King of the West Saxons. He subdued West Wales, or Cornwall, defeated the King of Mercia at Ellandune, annexed Kent and in 829 he became overlord of all the English kings and gave the name of England to the whole realm. There are still in existence some coins struck by Egbert, though these are now extremely rare. In 835 Egbert defeated a formidable army of Danes at Hingston Down in Cornwall, when they attempted to invade England. He died in 839, and was buried at Westminster. He married Lady Readberga (Redburga). He was succeeded by his son, Ethelwulf.
Wessex basically consisted of Devon, Hants, Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset.
The Anglo Saxon Chronicle records the descent of Egbert from Cerdic, a Saxon invader who landed on the south coast in 495.